Antonyms of adj at_rest

2 senses of at rest

Sense 1
at rest (prenominal) -- (in a state of repose or especially sleep)

INDIRECT (VIA asleep) -> awake -- (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake")

Sense 2
asleep (predicate), at peace (predicate), at rest (predicate), deceased, departed, gone -- (dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend")

INDIRECT (VIA dead) -> alive, live -- (possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary")

Similarity of adj at_rest

2 senses of at rest

Sense 1
at rest (prenominal) -- (in a state of repose or especially sleep)
       => asleep (predicate) (vs. awake) -- (in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel")

Sense 2
asleep (predicate), at peace (predicate), at rest (predicate), deceased, departed, gone -- (dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend")
       => dead (vs. alive) -- (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin")